Xi Cun Zhu (Chinese, 1907-1995), A Set of Twelve Chinese Hanging Scrolls of A Mountain Landscape

Dated 1964, ink and colors on silk, each painting with silk brocade mount and wooden rollers, the last scroll has an inscription to upper section with the title 碧溪青峰 (Emerald Streams and Jade Mountains), and date 甲辰十二月 (12th month of the year of Jiachen), and signature of artist 朱西邨 (Xi Cun Zhu) together with two red artist seals, the twelve scrolls hung together create a continuous picturesque Chinese mountain landscape.

Each scroll 88 x 17 in., Sight size 70 x 17 in.

This 20th century Chinese artist may have taken inspiration from past painting masters and chosen to emulate their expansive landscape scroll sets such as "The Palace of Nine Perfections" by Yuan Jiang (active ca. 1680-ca. 1730) in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1982.125a–l) or "Sublime Landscape" by Yuan Yao (Chinese, active 1730-1778) in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (1292.a-l-D5). The set of landscape paintings on offer here exhibits the same grandness of scale and serenity of scene.

Very good estate condition; third scroll with some repairs to lower brocade margin by roller; fifth scroll with a slight tear to brocade mount at lower right; eighth scroll with repair to lower brocade margin; a light mark to upper portion of the sixth and tenth scrolls; some foxing to upper brocade margins on mainly first six scrolls; light even toning to silk on all.